What are the main factors that influence a Bid Writer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Bid Writer's salary?

A Bid Writer's salary grows with experience: a RFP Analyst I (0-2 years)earns $69,861, an Bid Writer (2-4 years)earns $70,474, an RFP Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $90,831, a RFP Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $122,968, a RFP Supervisor (7+ years)earns $104,471,

What are the highest paying states for a Bid Writer?

Bid Writer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Bid Writer roles are District of Columbia $78,233, California $77,936, Massachusetts $76,897. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Bid Writer roles make?

Salaries for Bid Writer level roles vary by specialization: Bid & Capture Director: $184,300; Bid & Capture Manager: $138,900; Bid Director: $124,527; Bid/Quote Manager: $124,000; Bid Manager: $121,735.

How do different companies affect a Bid Writer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Bid Writer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Bid Writer Salary in the United States

How much does a Bid Writer make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Bid Writer in the United States is $70,658 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

However, a Bid Writer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,444
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $62,603 to $73,164
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,269

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Bid Writer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,164	$6,097	$1,407	$35
Average	$70,658	$5,888	$1,359	$34
25th Percentile	$62,603	$5,217	$1,204	$30

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Key Factors That Influence Bid Writer Salaries

A Bid Writer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Bid Writer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Bid Writer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $69,861
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,474
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $90,831
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $122,968
Expert (over 8 years): $104,471

Levels	Salary
RFP Analy... Level Bid Writer	$69,861
Bid Write... Level Bid Writer	$70,474
RFP Analy... Level Bid Writer	$90,831
RFP Analy... Level Bid Writer	$122,968
RFP Super... Level Bid Writer	$104,471

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How Do Bid Writer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Bid Writers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $78,233.
California: $77,936.
Massachusetts: $76,897.

District of Columbia $78,233 California $77,936 Massachusetts $76,897 Washington $76,615 New Jersey $76,586 Alaska $76,488 Connecticut $75,512 New York $75,117

Hawaii $73,852 Rhode Island $73,258 Maryland $72,856 Minnesota $72,305 Colorado $72,093 Illinois $72,022 Oregon $71,753 Delaware $71,556

New Hampshire $71,431 Virginia $71,153 Pennsylvania $70,340 Nevada $69,930 North Dakota $69,796 Michigan $69,584 Wisconsin $69,506 Vermont $69,351

Texas $68,920 Maine $68,892 Arizona $68,849 Ohio $68,800 Georgia $68,150 Indiana $67,825 Wyoming $67,761 Utah $67,662

Iowa $67,620 Kansas $67,281 Louisiana $67,182 North Carolina $67,146 Missouri $67,132 Florida $66,857 Montana $66,708 Nebraska $66,567

Kentucky $66,489 South Carolina $66,207 Tennessee $66,030 Idaho $65,959 New Mexico $65,444 Oklahoma $65,331 Alabama $64,914 South Dakota $64,214

Arkansas $63,833 West Virginia $63,628 Mississippi $63,013

Top Paying Cities for Bid Writers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $89,121
San Francisco: $88,145
Oakland: $86,288

San Jose, CA $89,121

San Francisco, CA $88,145

Oakland, CA $86,288

New York, NY $81,355

Paramus, NJ $80,366

Queens Village, NY $80,362

Passaic, NJ $80,295

Bergenfield, NJ $80,289

Stamford, CT $80,133

Huntington, NY $80,104

Newark, NJ $79,582

Bridgeport, CT $79,433

Vallejo, CA $79,293

New Brunswick, NJ $79,264

Petaluma, CA $79,222

Middlesex, NJ $79,088

Somerset, NJ $79,038

Santa Cruz, CA $78,946

Boston, MA $78,515

Monterey, CA $78,267

Seattle, WA $78,106

Santa Rosa, CA $78,091

Los Angeles, CA $78,070

Juneau, AK $77,887

Washington, DC $77,809

Orange, CA $77,557

Santa Ana, CA $77,371

Long Beach, CA $77,300

Anaheim, CA $77,286

Anchorage, AK $77,251

Santa Maria, CA $77,039

Everett, WA $77,025

Danbury, CT $76,776

Bremerton, WA $76,678

Tacoma, WA $76,424

New Suffolk, NY $76,422

Sacramento, CA $76,403

Santa Barbara, CA $76,325

Trenton, NJ $76,247

San Diego, CA $76,247

Brockton, MA $76,170

Fairbanks, AK $75,996

Lompoc, CA $75,816

Lowell, MA $75,759

Ventura, CA $75,746

Nashua, NH $75,731

Stockton, CA $75,724

Modesto, CA $75,209

Poughkeepsie, NY $75,053

Olympia, WA $74,919

Kennewick, WA $74,919

New Haven, CT $74,891

Lawrence, MA $74,636

Hartford, CT $74,566

Riverside, CA $74,551

New Bedford, MA $74,481

Richland, WA $74,481

Bakersfield, CA $74,382

San Bernardino, CA $74,354

New Britain, CT $74,347

Atlantic City, NJ $74,347

New London, CT $74,318

Norwich, CT $74,297

Portsmouth, NH $74,283

Boulder, CO $74,133

Portland, OR $74,036

Worcester, MA $74,029

Minneapolis, MN $73,810

Philadelphia, PA $73,711

Honolulu, HI $73,477

Saint Paul, MN $73,444

Vineland, NJ $73,428

Providence, RI $73,223

Chicago, IL $73,018

Bellingham, WA $72,933

Springfield, MA $72,877

Baltimore, MD $72,856

Chico, CA $72,679

Pittsfield, MA $72,488

Manchester, NH $72,354

Spokane, WA $72,043

Denver, CO $72,036

Albany, NY $71,704

Troy, NY $71,676

Nassau, NY $71,600

Schenectady, NY $71,527

Wilmington, DE $71,471

Burlington, VT $71,372

Salem, OR $71,344

Portland, ME $71,125

Yakima, WA $71,054

Rochester, MN $70,835

Reno, NV $70,800

Fresno, CA $70,800

Milwaukee, WI $70,736

Detroit, MI $70,665

Ann Arbor, MI $70,653

Allentown, PA $70,644

Colorado Springs, CO $70,524

Syracuse, NY $70,489

Carson City, NV $70,489

Houston, TX $70,390

Eugene, OR $70,354

Gary, IN $70,270

Springfield, OR $70,213

Bismarck, ND $70,199

Galveston, TX $70,149

Medford, OR $70,043

Fort Collins, CO $70,015

Concord, NH $69,980

Austin, TX $69,959

Mesa, AZ $69,810

Reading, PA $69,803

Phoenix, AZ $69,796

Dallas, TX $69,775

Saint Cloud, MN $69,707

Madison, WI $69,612

Utica, NY $69,422

Rochester, NY $69,309

Des Moines, IA $69,302

Raleigh, NC $69,294

Atlanta, GA $69,189

Battle Creek, MI $69,167

Salt Lake City, UT $69,146

Lancaster, PA $69,040

Harrisburg, PA $68,941

Kansas City, MO $68,871

Champaign, IL $68,856

Kansas City, KS $68,856

Fort Worth, TX $68,849

Columbus, OH $68,837

Boca Raton, FL $68,821

Pittsburgh, PA $68,793

Richmond, VA $68,765

Indianapolis, IN $68,750

Cleveland, OH $68,743

Las Vegas, NV $68,659

Cincinnati, OH $68,659

Petersburg, VA $68,553

Huntsville, AL $68,447

Lansing, MI $68,399

Lebanon, PA $68,390

Pueblo, CO $68,383

Appleton, WI $68,362

Buffalo, NY $68,334

Dayton, OH $68,312

Racine, WI $68,298

Charlotte, NC $68,291

Saint Louis, MO $68,270

York, PA $68,228

Elkhart, IN $68,228

Gastonia, NC $68,214

Billings, MT $68,197

Beaumont, TX $68,178

Lorain, OH $68,164

Benton Harbor, MI $68,150

Toledo, OH $68,136

Binghamton, NY $68,100

Rock Hill, SC $68,093

Rockford, IL $68,058

Springfield, IL $68,030

Elyria, OH $68,023

Fargo, ND $68,023

Flagstaff, AZ $67,973

Fort Lauderdale, FL $67,931

Duluth, MN $67,888

Miami, FL $67,888

Cheyenne, WY $67,839

Grand Forks, ND $67,839

Bangor, ME $67,683

Cedar Rapids, IA $67,606

Durham, NC $67,576

Louisville, KY $67,570

Grand Rapids, MI $67,556

Hialeah, FL $67,549

Casper, WY $67,450

Scranton, PA $67,366

New Orleans, LA $67,344

Virginia Beach, VA $67,337

Akron, OH $67,302

Peoria, IL $67,210

Sarasota, FL $67,196

Nashville, TN $67,146

Omaha, NE $67,146

Green Bay, WI $67,146

Baton Rouge, LA $67,111

Charleston, SC $67,097

Jamestown, NY $67,062

Davenport, IA $67,062

Tucson, AZ $67,026

Saint Petersburg, FL $66,984

Tampa, FL $66,970

Evansville, IN $66,927

Port Arthur, TX $66,927

Bradenton, FL $66,899

Santa Fe, NM $66,772

Orlando, FL $66,645

Clearwater, FL $66,624

Canton, OH $66,475

La Crosse, WI $66,475

Albuquerque, NM $66,433

Newport News, VA $66,426

High Point, NC $66,405

Ogden, UT $66,376

Corpus Christi, TX $66,320

Norfolk, VA $66,277

Laramie, WY $66,277

Rock Island, IL $66,235

Saginaw, MI $66,221

Jacksonville, FL $66,214

Salisbury, NC $66,200

Boise, ID $66,186

Moline, IL $66,150

Fort Myers, FL $66,129

Memphis, TN $66,115

Tulsa, OK $66,080

Waterloo, IA $66,037

Spartanburg, SC $65,966

Lincoln, NE $65,931

Fort Wayne, IN $65,917

Provo, UT $65,910

Cedar Falls, IA $65,825

San Antonio, TX $65,797

Greensboro, NC $65,769

South Bend, IN $65,762

Savannah, GA $65,684

Muskegon, MI $65,656

Birmingham, AL $65,649

Winston Salem, NC $65,614

Lake Charles, LA $65,444

Anderson, IN $65,429

Lexington, KY $65,408

Augusta, GA $65,387

Greenville, SC $65,387

Lima, OH $65,331

Wichita, KS $65,324

Tuscaloosa, AL $65,324

Columbia, SC $65,260

Springfield, OH $65,246

Asheville, NC $65,133

Bloomington, IN $65,083

Knoxville, TN $64,829

Shreveport, LA $64,822

Wilmington, NC $64,730

Roanoke, VA $64,730

Topeka, KS $64,603

Frankfort, KY $64,595

Oklahoma City, OK $64,546

Chillicothe, OH $64,518

Longview, TX $64,511

Melbourne, FL $64,504

Sioux Falls, SD $64,391

Mobile, AL $64,384

Terre Haute, IN $64,355

Altoona, PA $64,313

Amarillo, TX $64,264

Killeen, TX $64,242

Fayetteville, AR $64,186

Chattanooga, TN $64,165

Sioux City, IA $64,101

Idaho Falls, ID $64,087

Lynchburg, VA $64,030

Gainesville, FL $63,939

Portsmouth, OH $63,903

Little Rock, AR $63,889

Lafayette, LA $63,861

Youngstown, OH $63,861

Daytona Beach, FL $63,818

Clarksville, TN $63,811

Pensacola, FL $63,804

Temple, TX $63,799

Hopkinsville, KY $63,592

Erie, PA $63,578

Florence, SC $63,550

Charleston, WV $63,437

Great Falls, MT $63,402

Macon, GA $63,303

Tallahassee, FL $63,296

Fayetteville, NC $63,281

Waco, TX $63,267

Helena, MT $63,218

Pine Bluff, AR $63,191

Vincennes, IN $63,105

Lubbock, TX $63,077

Alamogordo, NM $63,034

Twin Falls, ID $62,971

Rapid City, SD $62,949

Jackson, MS $62,822

Huntington, WV $62,817

Greenville, MS $62,815

Parkersburg, WV $62,743

Montgomery, AL $62,730

Wichita Falls, TX $62,660

Springfield, MO $62,660

Biloxi, MS $62,624

Monroe, LA $62,554

Johnstown, PA $62,504

Sumter, SC $62,476

Columbus, GA $62,469

Pascagoula, MS $62,335

Abilene, TX $62,335

Kingsport, TN $62,151

Albany, GA $62,151

Gulfport, MS $62,130

Alexandria, LA $61,897

Fort Smith, AR $61,720

El Paso, TX $61,529

Las Cruces, NM $61,211

Harlingen, TX $61,032

Pocatello, ID $61,020

Florence, AL $60,929

Brownsville, TX $60,914

Mcallen, TX $60,766

Dothan, AL $60,667

Columbus, MS $60,247

Altus, OK $59,918

Lawton, OK $59,784

Pierre, SD $59,530

What Skills Can Increase a Bid Writer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 17.13% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Computer Science (Mentioned in 1.69% Job Postings): Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines.
Accounting (Mentioned in 1.17% Job Postings): Creating financial statements and reports based on the summary of financial and business transactions.

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Analysis	17.13%
Computer Science	1.69%
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What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Bid Writer's salary.

Scrum: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.
Use Cases: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Data Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Scrum	$79,137	12%
Use Cases	$76,311	8%
Data Analysis	$75,604	7%
Visio	$74,898	6%
Tableau	$74,898	6%
Business Analysis	$74,191	5%

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How Education impacts a Bid Writer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Bid Writers enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Bid Writer with a No Diploma is between $71,316 and $75,676).

Bid Writer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Bid Writer

No Diploma 66.7%

High School 33.3%

Associates 0.0%

Bachelors 66.7%

Masters 33.3%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	66.7%
High School	33.3%
Associates	0.0%
Bachelors	66.7%
Masters	33.3%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Bid Writer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Bid Writer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$62,603

Average $70,658/year

$73,164

$5,217

Average $5,888/month

$6,097

$1,204

Average $1,359/week

$1,407

$30

Average $34/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,164	$6,097	$1,407	$35
Average	$70,658	$5,888	$1,359	$34
25th Percentile	$62,603	$5,217	$1,204	$30

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Salary Trends for Bid Writer

Salaries for a Bid Writer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $77,260 in 2023 to around $77,302 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Bid Writer salary trends, .

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2024

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$77,302

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